The Wars End Chords

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The Wars End by Rancid is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, B and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G  D  C  G 

       D                        C  G 
Little Sammy was a punk rocker, 
              D                    G  C     G  C 
You know his mother never understand him 
               G                                   D      G  C 
Went into his room and smashed his Billy Bragg record, 
                    G                  D          G 
Didn't want him to hear that communist lecture 
        D                    G  C B A G 
Little Sammy was a punk rocker, 
              D                          G     C B 
A G 
You know his mother tried to take him to war, 

C 
War 
G                     D    G 
Sammy now the war is over 
C 
War 
G                            D 
Sammy now we're at the war's end, 

D                    G D C 
We're at the war's end, 
B     A       G        D C 
We're at the war's end, 
B     A       G        D C 
We're at the war's end, 
B     A       G        D C B A 
We're at the war's end 
G 
Go! 

( A  G  D ) 
( C  B  A  G ) 

        D                    G  C B A G 
Little Sammy was a punk rocker 
         D                   G    C B A G 
Now it's time for you to leave home 

C 
War 
G                     D    G 
Sammy now the war is over 
C 
War 
G                            D 
Sammy now we're at the war's end 

D                    G D C 
We're at the war's end 
B     A       G        D C 
We're at the war's end 
B     A       G        D C 
We're at the war's end 
B     A       G        D C B A 
We're at the war's end 
G 
Go! 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante